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Bangar, La Union

Location
Map of La Union showing the location of Bangar
Government
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	La Union
District	1st distrinct of La Union
Barangays	33
Income Class:	3rd class
Mayor	Gary N. Pinzon
Official Website	www.bangar.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Population      Total (2000)	31,491

Bangar is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. It is composed of 33 barangays with an area approximately 4,379 of land lies on the northern tip of La Union. It is bounded by the China Sea on the western side, Tagudin Ilocos Sur on the north, Sudipen on the east and Balaoan and Luna on the southwestern side. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,491 people in 5,699 households.

Contents 1 Etymologies 1.1 Name of the Town 1.2 Its Barangays 2 Barangays/Districts 3 Schools 3.1 Elementary Schools 3.2 High Schools 3.3 Vocational Schools 3.4 Tertiary Schools 4 Other Trivia 5 External links

The town Bangar (pronounced: Bang-Gar) got its name from the bangar (pronounced: ba- ngar) tree which was growing abundantly in the place where the town now stand.

• Agdeppa- a certain notorious was executed with outstreatched arms. Since then, the place had been called as "agdeppa" meaning outstreached arms.

• Alzate- named after the Spanish officer Alzate who manned the garrison in that place against the "revolucionarios" (rebels). It is said that the amburayan river which flowed to the part of Bangar was favorite swimming spot of Spaniards and the early "Illustrados".

• Bangaoilan- Anonang was the old name, however it was change to Bangaoilan because of the abundance of poisonous plant called bangaoil.

Bangar is politically has 33 barangays and grouped into 10 districts.

• ABCQM District
  • Alzate
  • Barraca
  • Caggao
  • Quintarong
  • Mindoro

• Ag-Na District
  • Agdeppa
  • Nagsabaran

• CadaLuSan District
  • Cadapli
  • Luzong Norte
  • Luzong Sur
  • San Cristobal

• Centro District
  • Central East No. 1
  • Central East No. 2
  • Central West No. 1
  • Central West No. 2
  • Central West No. 3

• GenPriBa District
  • General Prim East
  • General Prim West
  • Bangaoilan East
  • Bangaoilan West

• Ma.Cris District
  • Maria Cristina East
  • Maria Cristina West

• Paratong District
  • Paratong Norte
  • Paratong No. 3
  • Paratong No. 4

• RUS District
  • Reyna Regente
  • Ubbog
  • San Blas

• SinapRis District
  • Sinapangan Norte
  • Sinapangan Sur
  • Rissing

• TerCon Disrict
  • General Terrero
  • Consuegra

Bangar is composed of 16 public elementary schools and 1 privite elementary school

Below is a list of elementary schools in Bangar

• St. Christopher Academy- Elementary Department
• Agna Elementary School
• Bangaoilan Elementary School
• Bangar Central School
• Cadapli Elementary School
• Caggao Elementary School
• Gen. Prim Elementary School
• Luzong Norte Elementary School
• Luzong Sur Elementary School
• Ma. Cristina Elementary School
• Mindoro Elementary School
• Paratong Elementary School
• Pudoc Primary School
• Rissing Elementary School
• RUS Elementary School
• Sinapangan Elementary School
• Ter-con Elementary School

Currently Bangar has four complete seconday schools. 1 Private Diocesan, which is also the oldest school in Bangar, 2 National High Schools and 1 Specialized Science High School.

Below is a list of High Schools in Bangar.

• Saint Christopher Academy- High School department
• Dona Francisca Lacsamana de Ortega Memorial National High School
• Casacristo National High School
• Regional Science High School for Region 1

TSI Technical Institute is the first and only techinical/vocational school in Bangar. It is located in Rissing, Bangar, La Union.

Currently Bangar has no tertiary schools. There were plans of putting up a college in the future.

• The Patron saint of Bangar is St. Christopher. Bangarenos celebrates the feast of their patron saint every July 25.

• Town Fiesta of Bangar is celebrated every December 26 & 27.

• Abel-Panday festival was first celebrated during 2005 town fiesta of Bangar. However the festival wasn't followed due some circumstances.

• Bangar's main product is abel and panday.

• Pasyalan La Union
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information